By Tunde Opalana Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party, Peter Obi and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and their running mates have been certified eligible to contest the 2023 general election. Presidential and vice presidential candidates of 14 other political […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has so far registered over 1.9 million prospective candidates for its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with a few hours to the end of the exercise. The board’s Head of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this on Sunday, in Lagos, while commenting on […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has advised all 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates not yet enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN) to visit any NIMC office nationwide and enrol. Mr Chuks Onyepunuka, the Information Technology/Identity Database Officer, NIMC gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
The Management of the University of Lagos wishes has postponed t the screening exercise of UTME candidates admitted on merit which commenced on Monday, 4th December, 2017 following the disruption of normal academic and administrative activities by the on-going industrial action. The screening exercise earlier scheduled for Monday, 4th to Friday, 15th December, 2017, has […]
Kunle Ojo, a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist is also a political commentator. In this interview with INIOBONG IWOK, Ojo assesses the democratic journey in the country, the Buhari anti graft war and the state of the judiciary among others. How would you assess democracy in Nigeria, amidst concerns that progress has been slow? […]
Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has warned against the imposition of candidates by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the party’s forthcoming national convention, saying that such an act will tear the party apart and lead to another round of crises within the party. Governor Dickson disclosed this in a statement on […]
Wale Ogunade, a lawyer and human rights activist is the president, Voters Awareness Initiative, Lagos. In this Interview with INIOBONG IWOK assesses the electoral process in the country and the increasing voter apathy in the country. Your group, Voters Awareness Initiative, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), how does it operate? The NGO is a membership […]